as in optometrist
a medical professional who studies and treats problems and diseases of the eye
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Recent Examples of ophthalmologist
But the logistics would likely be too expensive or burdensome for test subjects, says ophthalmologist Kevin Miller of UCLA Health.
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Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
However, ophthalmologists primarily diagnose and manage wet AMD.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Veterinary ophthalmologist Freya Mowat joins Morning Edition to explain why movies like this are so enjoyable for pets.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Here are ways organizations can mitigate those issues to attract new ophthalmologists.
—A Kirby Cole, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
However, ophthalmologists primarily diagnose and manage wet AMD.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Veterinary ophthalmologist Freya Mowat joins Morning Edition to explain why movies like this are so enjoyable for pets.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Here are ways organizations can mitigate those issues to attract new ophthalmologists.
—A Kirby Cole, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ophthalmologist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ophthalmologist
Noun
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Zervas, who is a licensed optometrist, pleaded guilty in March to fraudulently overbilling the state’s Medicaid program over the course of more than five years.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2025
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The life skills teacher is a devoted mom to her son Harry (Jude Hill) and wife to a successful optometrist Fred (Matthew Macfadyen).—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This incident directly led to a rule change, giving doctors the final authority over player removal, rather than the manager.—
Geoff Scott,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Still, the only advice for men for now is to talk the issue over carefully with their doctors.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
21 May 2025
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While physicians don’t have a definitive answer as to why heart failure typically causes cognitive decline, the following factors may play a role: Changes to the heart.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
16 May 2025
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Treatments must be administered by a doctor or a physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, or health care professional with a master’s or doctorate level training in acupuncture and a state license to practice acupuncture.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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And yet, for most patients, monitoring the disease is still anchored in short, infrequent visits to a neurologist’s office.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Doctors referred him to a pediatric neurologist for an appointment a little over a week later, the suit said, but the family came back to the ER four days after their first visit with worsening symptoms.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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But when the bump got a little bigger the next day, Myles’ father, Rondell Sr., suggested taking him to the pediatrician.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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These concerns contrast with the views of most U.S. dentists and pediatricians, who advise that fluoride is safe in small doses and one of the few bright spots in the fight against cavities since its addition to water in 1945.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
14 May 2025
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Armstrong-Jones was accompanied by his best man, Roger Gilliatt, who was the son of the Queen's gynecologist, according to The New York Times.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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In the 1950s, a Sargent scholar wrote that the American beauty, who was married to a French banker, had an affair with her gynecologist, Samuel-Jean Pozzi, whom Sargent famously painted in a crimson cloak.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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Karen Brown/New England Public Media Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts for about 10 years.—
Karen Brown,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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The detection of a nodule in the prostate typically leads to additional tests by a urologist to rule out prostate cancer.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Representative Murphy is a urologist who still regularly treats patients in Greenville.—
Joseph Goldstein,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Ophthalmologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ophthalmologist. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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